The Class AAA Mid-Season All State Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The best of the best so far in Class AAA basketball!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560740' first='Dothan' last='Ijadimbola'] of Totino-Grace (Sr). The Drake signed forward is scoring nearly 20 points a game and has come up big in several of TG's bigger games/wins this season. A senior leader on the number one team in state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126117' first='Malachi' last='Hill'] of Totino-Grace (Jr). Scoring 19 points a game as a playmaker for the number on e team in Class AAA basketball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2412724' first='Dre' last='Collins'] of Richfield (Jr). The top scorer for the second ranked [program_tooltip program_id='2075852' first='Spartans' last=''], Collins is averaging 20 points, seven rebounds and three steals a contest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126126' first='Ray' last='Brau'] of Hibbing (Jr). Ray has his team at 12-4 averaging 26 points a game on 64 percent field goal shooting along with nearly a dozen boards a contest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1521424' first='Kayden' last='Oakland'] of Northfield (Sr). Oakland is averaging nearly a double-double at 21 points and 9.6 rebounds a game. More importantly his Raiders team is 14-1 on the season and ranked 7th in the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2465510' first='Mark' last='Graff'] of Mahtomedi (Sr). The point guard of the 5th ranked team in state has led his team to a two loss year with 20 points a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2140712' first='Willie' last='Roelofs'] of Mahtomedi (Jr). Willie has taken his game to a much higher level since the first few weeks of the season scoring 22.3 a night with a recent game of 43 points against Two Rivers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2533408' first='Deon' last='Wallace-Johnson'] of DeLaSalle (Jr). The lead guard of likely the most balanced team in the state, the Islanders are ranked 3rd in Class AAA with Deon scoring 11 a game, defending strong, and moving the ball to five other Islanders who also average in double digits. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2119642' first='Avery' last='Christensen'] of Willmar (Sr). Christensen is scoring 24 points a game on a team that won their first ten games and is now 10-3. They have been ranked for part of the year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560795' first='Maddox' last='Lewis'] of Sartell (Sr). Lewis is averaging 24 points, six rebounds, four assists a game shooting 41 percent from the arc as the team's top weapon on an 8-4 team</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Third Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jermaine Thomas-Curtis of St. Paul Johnson (Sr). The explosive guard/wing is scoring a team high 16.3 points a game for the 4th ranked team in the state who is now 10-2.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560798' first='Lucas' last='Gustafson'] of Mankato East (Sr). The Northwestern commit is leading his team with 17 points a game. East is at 10-4 on the season and ranked 6th in the state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560835' first='Tian' last='Chatman'] of Totino-Grace (Sr). Scoring 14 points a game for the top team in the state and has come up with some big shots this season in key games. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126102' first='Jaeden' last='Udean'] of DeLaSalle (Jr). The sharp shooter is scoring a team high 15 points per game for the third ranked Islanders who are 10-2 on the year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Donte Branch of South St. Paul (Jr). Branch has risen up to be one of the better junior scorers in Class AAA this year with his 24 points game pushing the Packers to 11-4 on the year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fourth Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2140700' first='Tyrece' last='Hagler'] of Richfield (Jr). Second leading scorer at nearly 16 a game for the second ranked Richfield [program_tooltip program_id='2075852' first='Spartans' last=''] who are 15-1. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2115655' first='Ryan' last='Kreager'] of Faribault (Sr). Ryan is putting up 16 points, 12 rebounds and is among the state leaders in shot blocking at over three blocks a contest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2399176' first='Bryce' last='Paumen'] of Becker (Sr). Averaging a double-double of 18 points and ten rebounds a game plus 3.6 a contest for the 10th ranked team in the state. Becker is 11-2. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2815371' first='Owen' last='Potts'] of St. Peter (Jr). Potts is scoring 22 points a game for the 8th ranked Saints who are 10-4 on the season and one of the better up and coming teams in AAA. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2877064' first='Carter' last='Brown'] of Duluth Denfeld (Jr). Scoring 28 points a game shooting 39 plus percent at the arc with a dozen rebounds a game for a 9-5 team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fifth Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2435232' first='Jumair' last='Wright'] of Minneapolis South (Soph). Wright is scoring 21.8 points a game for the Tigers helping them to 9-5 so far this year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2574749' first='Gideon' last='Horne'] of Richfield (Jr). Leading rebounder (8.2) and shot blocker for the second ranked [program_tooltip program_id='2075852' first='Spartans' last=''] plus he scores 12.6 a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126474' first='Kamar' last='Thomas'] of DeLaSalle (Jr). Scoring 13 points a game for the third ranked team in the state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560804' first='Joey' last='Sutherland'] of Grand Rapids (Sr). The GR scorer is averaging around 23 a game for a 12-3 team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1956268' first='Shay' last='Jackson'] of Totino-Grace (Jr). The point guard, ball pressuring defender and ten point per game scorer for the top team in the state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sixth Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2417091' first='Isiah' last='Boyer'] of Becker (Jr). The leading scorer at 18.2 points per game for the 10th ranked Bulldogs who are 11-2. Also averaging 5.3 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2569233' first='De'Anthony' last='Sells'] of St. Cloud Apollo (Jr). The vastly improving big is averaging 22 points and ten rebounds a game for a 9-4 team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126145' first='Waleed' last='Muhammad'] of Richfield (Jr). The point guard of the second ranked team in state leads his team in assists, is third in boards and scored 12 points a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2569247' first='Jiech' last='Jiech'] of St. Cloud Tech (Jr). Tech has been better than expected and the 22.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists a game from Jiech has been a big part of that. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kenneth Turner of St. Paul Johnson (Sr). Averaging 14 points a contest for the 4th ranked team in state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->